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August 15, 2015

US embassy reopened in Havana

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Saturday, August 15, 2015

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The Embassy of the United States in Havana, Cuba, formally reopened yesterday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the ceremony marking the reopening. He hailed the event as a momentous point in history but emphasised that the US would continue to drive for democratic change in Cuba. The ceremony was also attended by three former US Marines, who had lowered the flag when the embassy was closed, and now transferred the flag to current Marines who raised it again.

The two countries have not enjoyed bilateral relations for more than fifty years, since President Eisenhower ordered the closure of the embassy in 1961. However the United States maintained an Interests Section from 1977 onwards, under the Swiss Embassy. On July 20, 2015, Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro officially re-established relations between the two neighbours.

On Thursday, the former long-term Cuban leader Fidel Castro wrote a letter criticising the continued US trade embargo, which will continue despite the thawing in relations. The Republican-dominated US Congress has refused to lift the embargo. There was also discontent from some Cuban dissidents who felt that they should have been invited to the ceremony.



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March 13, 2014

Guantanamo inmate challenges force-feeding practices by suing U.S. president

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Guantánamo Bay detention camp inmate Emad Hassan has filed a lawsuit Tuesday against U.S. President Barack Obama, named as chief defendant, regarding alleged U.S. military practices in force-feeding prisoners during their hunger strikes.

Hassan is a Yemeni national who was captured in 2002 and has been in the military prison for almost 12 years without charge. He has been on a hunger strike since 2007, and is still held in Guantánamo Bay although approved for a 2009 release.

The techniques used to force feed prisoners on hunger strikes involve methods deemed illegal by a report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The prisoners’ allegations include their captors using water torture techniques and inserting large nose tubes to deliver food. Strapping down and feeding laxatives to detainees, while force-feeding, is also alleged.

The bid is the first of its kind to proceed and follows a decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals last month allowing federal judges to rule on Guantánamo force-feeding cases.

The Department of Defense is responsible for the welfare and security of inmates in the prison according to White House officials. Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden for the White House National Security Council told al-Jazeera: “The Department of Defense has responsibility for the health, welfare and humane treatment of detainees at Guantánamo Bay, and I would refer you to them for further questions about the specifics of their policies and procedures”.

President Obama has previously vowed to close Guantanamo Bay.



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May 3, 2013

President Obama renews his push to close Guantanamo detention facility

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With over 100 Guantanamo Bay detainees in a hunger strike against their incarceration, President Barack Obama, on Tuesday, renewed his push for the closure of the facility.

President Obama addressed a news conference at the White House on Tuesday saying he would have a team of officials review the issue before again appealing to Congress to close the prison holding “terror” suspects in Cuba. “I think it is critical for us to understand that Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe,” he said. “It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens co-operation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed.”

These remarks were made after 40 US Navy medical staff were sent to the facility to deal with the growing hunger strike that began on February 6 this year, where twenty one inmates are now being force fed; five of those are in hospital. “I don’t want these individuals to die,” President Obama said.

Calls by the Center for Constitutional Rights however, have called for President Obama to transfer men from the facility now; a power he has over Congress. “He should use the certification/waiver process created by Congress to transfer detainees, starting with the 86 men who have been cleared for release,” the New York-based group said.

When asked for greater details about President Obama’s intentions, National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the president was “considering a range of options for ways that we can reduce the population there,” including “reappointing a senior official at the State Department to renew our focus on repatriating or transferring” lower-risk detainees.



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April 7, 2013

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: close Guantanamo Bay

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: close Guantanamo Bay

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Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, told the United States Friday to close its prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. She argued the continuing indefinite detention without trial violates international law.

“We must be clear about this: the United States is in clear breach not just of its own commitments but also of international laws and standards that it is obliged to uphold”, Pillay stated.

Pillay said those held in Guantanamo Bay should face a civilian trial rather than a military tribunal, as the latter “do not meet international fair trial standards”. The US has only criminally charged or convicted nine current detainees.

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The Guantanamo Bay camp was opened in January 2002 by former US President George W. Bush and currently holds 166 detainees. As of last month, 31 of the detainees were on hunger strike and eleven were being force fed, according to a US Department of Defense (DoD) spokesperson. Of the hunger strikers, Pillay said: “given the uncertainty and anxieties surrounding their prolonged and apparently indefinite detention in Guantanamo, it is scarcely surprising that people’s frustrations boil over and they resort to such desperate measures”.

President Barack Obama pledged to close Guantanamo Bay but has thus far failed to do so. The US has cleared transfer of around half of the remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees to their home country or to a third country. Pillay urged those transfers to be acted on: “As a first step, those who have been cleared for release must be released.”

Responding to the statement by Pillay, Lieutenant Colonel Todd Breasseale, a DoD spokesman, defended the camp in a statement to Reuters: “We continue to hold detainees under the internationally recognized Law of War and in keeping with the best of our core values, safeguarding and humanely treating all who are in our care and custody, there. Assertions that present some alternate narrative simply do not withstand intellectual rigor”.



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March 31, 2013

No end in sight for Guantanamo Bay hunger strike

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The White House Deputy Press Secretary, Josh Earnest says that President Barrack Obama is aware of the hunger strike situation in Guantanamo Bay. He was quoted by The Australian as saying, “I can tell you that the White House and the president’s team is closely monitoring the hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay.” This response comes after Red Cross delegates were sent to the military prison earlier than scheduled to intervene in the detoriating situation. Earnest said, “We give them full access so that they can take a look at what’s happening at the prison there.”

After beginning their hunger strike on February 6, detainees at Guantanamo Bay have continued their protest in response to their uncertain future at the US military facility. Aljazeera has reported that there are 31 protesters refusing food, with up to 11 inmates being tube fed due to their deteriorating conditions.

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The indefinite imprisonment of the Guantanamo Bay inmates has been the motivation for protests like this in the past. The New York Times reports however that inmates are protesting the systematic searching of their cells as this stike’s motivation. They also claim the deteriorating situation at the military facility has also been fuelled by President Obama’s pledge to shut down the facility at the beginning of his first term.

Activists around the world last week joined the inmates’ hunger strike in an attempt to force the US Government to close the facility. Human rights activist, Andy Worthington, quoted by Russia Today, states that inactivity on their behalf “would be victory” for those wanting to keep the prison in operation.



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Guantanamo Bay detainees continue hunger strike

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The White House Deputy Press Secretary, Josh Earnest says that President Barrack Obama is aware of the hunger strike situation in Guantanamo Bay. He was quoted by The Australian as saying, “I can tell you that the White House and the president’s team is closely monitoring the hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay.” This response comes after Red Cross delegates were sent to the military prison earlier than scheduled to intervene in the detoriating situation. Earnest said, “We give them full access so that they can take a look at what’s happening at the prison there.”

After beginning their hunger strike on February 6, detainees at Guantanamo Bay have continued their protest in response to their uncertain future at the US military facility. Aljazeera has reported that there are 31 protesters refusing food, with up to 11 inmates being tube fed due to their deteriorating conditions.

Guantanamo Bay inmates are continuing their hunger strike
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The indefinite imprisonment of the Guantanamo Bay inmates has been the motivation for protests like this in the Guantánamo Bay hunger strikes past. The New York Times reports however that inmates are protesting the systematic searching of their cells as this stike’s motivation. They also claim the deteriorating situation at the military facility has also been fuelled by President Obama’s pledge to shut down the facility at the beginning of his first term.

Activists around the world last week joined the inmates’ hunger strike in an attempt to force the US Government to close the facility. Human rights activist, Andy Worthington, quoted by Russia Today, states that inactivity on their behalf “would be victory” for those wanting to keep the prison in operation.



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November 30, 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to Cuba for medical treatment

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrived to Cuba early Wednesday morning to seek hyperbaric oxygenation therapy, a treatment typically given to help cancer patients repair bone and tissue damage caused by radiation, among other illnesses. His announcement has once again caused public speculation regarding his health, as the president declared himself free of pelvic cancer nearly five months ago.

In an interview with state television that same day, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said that the president will be back no later than January 10th, the inauguration date for his fourth presidential term.

According to Villegas, Chávez is undergoing “complementary treatment.”

“The people voted for Chávez, as is.” Villegas said. “As we all know, coming out [of radiation therapy] is a difficult process for any human being. Yet he did not listen to those who told him not to get involved in the campaign. He campaigned with an effort exemplary of the extraordinary leader that he is.” He added that “Chávez is a human being. He gets sick.”

Under Venezuelan law, the president must request permission from the National Assembly when leaving the country for longer than five days. In a note read by National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello less than 24 hours before the president’s departure, Chávez explained that his doctors in Cuba recommended that he begin the treatment along with physiotherapy to help strengthen his recovery.

Despite having announced that he is “totally free” of cancer, opposition politicians and lawmakers have continued to question the president’s health, citing the administration’s “lack of transparency” during his medical operations as well as a sharp decline in public appearances. Prominent Chávez critic and journalist Teodoro Petkoff recently nicknamed the president “the invisible man.” Meanwhile, opposition assembly member Alfonso Marquina accused Chávez of “attempting to create uncertainty” after Tuesday’s announcement.

Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Americas, told Bloomberg News that Chávez’s sudden departure is an indication that his medical condition is more serious than stated. “You’d anticipate that if he were really doing well he’d want to show that publicly.”

Citing an anonymous sources, Spanish newspaper ABC reported Thursday that Chávez’s pelvic cancer has returned and that he is also suffering from bone metastasis. According to the report, intelligence sources believe Chávez left for Cuba because his cancer returned, as hyperbaric oxygen chambers are available in Venezuela.

However, Vice President Nicolas Maduro told a group of government workers Thursday that the president “is fine, doing very well, and will return even better than before.”

Henrique Capriles Radonski, the main opposition candidate in last month’s presidential elections and Chávez’s biggest political opponent, urged the administration to “speak with absolute transparency to avoid rumors that create anxiety and uncertainty. That is the last thing we want to have in Venezuela.”

His treatment in Cuba comes at an inopportune time for his ruling coalition. Nation-wide gubernatorial elections are scheduled for December 16th, and the opposition, led by Capriles, is looking to strengthen its political base after their candidate’s near 11-point defeat in the October 7th elections.



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September 1, 2012

China leads medal race after day two of competition at London Paralympics

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China leads medal race after day two of competition at London Paralympics

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London, England — Following the second full day of competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, China leads the medal race with 13 gold medals and 34 medals in total. Australia comes second with 7 gold, and the Ukraine is third with 6 gold medals.

China’s large medal haul was distributed across several sports, with 15 from swimming, 5 each from athletics and track cycling, 4 from judo, 3 from powerlifting, 2 from shooting.

Australia’s first medal of the Games was won in women’s standing air rifle shooting event where Natalie Smith captured a bronze medal during the first medal event of the Games. One of Australia’s bronze medals came in athletics’ F35–36 shot put event. Kath Proudfoot originally was listed as finishing fifth, but the Australians appealed this citing errors in how her results were calculated. Their appeal was successful, and Proudfoot came away with her second consecutive Paralympic medal in the event.

Over half the medals won by the United States came in swimming, with 7 total. The country has earned an additional 3 in track cycling and 1 in athletics.

A number of competitors have already earned multiple medals, including Australia’s Jacqueline Freney and Matthew Cowdrey, and the United States’s Jessica Long and Elizabeth Stone who all picked up a pair of medals in the pool.

Rank Country Men
Gold		 Men
Silver		 Men
Bronze		 Men
Total		 Women
Gold		 Women
Silver		 Women
Bronze		 Women
Total		 Total
Gold		 Total
Silver		 Total
Bronze		 Total
Total		 Rank by total
1 China 8 7 5 20 5 3 6 14 13 10 11 34 1
2 Australia 2 2 3 7 5 2 5 12 7 4 8 19 3
3 Ukraine 4 2 2 8 2 3 3 8 6 5 5 16 4
4 Russia 3 2 2 7 2 1 1 4 5 3 3 11 5
5 Great Britain 2 6 4 12 2 5 1 8 4 11 5 20 2
6 United States 2 2 4 2 1 4 7 4 1 6 11 5
7 Germany 1 2 4 7 2 2 4 3 4 4 11 5
8 Canada 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 6 9
9 Brazil 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 6 9
10 Nigeria 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 4 12
11 Azerbaijan 1 1 1 1 2 2 21
12 Spain 1 2 1 4 2 4 6 1 4 5 10 8
13 New Zealand 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 11
14 Turkey 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 12
15 France 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 12
15 Netherlands 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 12
17 Italy 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 16
18 Egypt 1 2 3 1 2 3 16
19 Cuba 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 21
19 Denmark 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
19 Republic of Korea 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
19 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 21
23 Belarus 1 1 1 1 29
23 Hungary 1 1 1 1 29
23 Ireland 1 1 1 1 29
23 Latvia 1 1 1 1 29
23 Morocco 1 1 1 1 29
23 MKD 1 1 1 1 29
23 Serbia 1 1 1 1 29
30 Czech Republic 2 1 3 2 1 3 16
30 Mexico 2 1 3 2 1 3 16
32 Argentina 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
32 Croatia 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
34 Norway 1 1 1 1 29
34 Poland 1 1 1 1 29
34 Sweden 1 1 1 1 29
34 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 29
34 Tunisia 1 1 1 1 29
34 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 1 29
40 Algeria 3 3 3 3 16
41 Venezuela 2 2 2 2 21
42 Hong Kong, China 1 1 1 1 29
42 Iran 1 1 1 1 29
42 Israel 1 1 1 1 29
Total 37 37 41 115 31 31 35 97 68 68 76 212



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August 31, 2012

China leads the medal race after day 2 of competition at the London Paralympics

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Friday, August 31, 2012

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London, England — Following the second full day of competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, China leads the medal race with 34 total, 13 of them gold. Australia comes in second, with 7 gold, and the Ukraine is third with 6 gold medals.

China’s large medal haul was distributed across several sports, with 15 from swimming, 5 each from athletics and track cycling, 4 from judo, 3 from powerlifting, 2 from shooting.

Australia’s first medal of the Games was won in women’s standing air rifle shooting event where Natalie Smith captured a bronze medal during the first medal event of the Games. One of Australia’s bronze medals came in athletics’ F35–36 shot put event. Kath Proudfoot originally was listed as finishing fifth, but the Australians appealed this citing errors in how her results were calculated. Their appeal was successful, and Proudfoot came away with her second consecutive Paralympic medal in the event.

Over half the medals won by the United States came in swimming, with 7 total. The country has earned an additional 3 in track cycling and 1 in athletics.

A number of competitors have already earned multiple medals, including Australia’s Jacqueline Freney and Matthew Cowdrey, and the United States’s Jessica Long and Elizabeth Stone who all picked up a pair of medals in the pool.

Rank Country Men
Gold		 Men
Silver		 Men
Bronze		 Men
Total		 Women
Gold		 Women
Silver		 Women
Bronze		 Women
Total		 Total
Gold		 Total
Silver		 Total
Bronze		 Total
Total		 Rank by total
1 China 8 7 5 20 5 3 6 14 13 10 11 34 1
2 Australia 2 2 3 7 5 2 5 12 7 4 8 19 3
3 Ukraine 4 2 2 8 2 3 3 8 6 5 5 16 4
4 Russia 3 2 2 7 2 1 1 4 5 3 3 11 5
5 Great Britain 2 6 4 12 2 5 1 8 4 11 5 20 2
6 United States 2 2 4 2 1 4 7 4 1 6 11 5
7 Germany 1 2 4 7 2 2 4 3 4 4 11 5
8 Canada 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 6 9
9 Brazil 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 6 9
10 Nigeria 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 4 12
11 Azerbaijan 1 1 1 1 2 2 21
12 Spain 1 2 1 4 2 4 6 1 4 5 10 8
13 New Zealand 1 2 2 5 1 2 2 5 11
14 Turkey 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 12
15 France 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 12
15 Netherlands 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 12
17 Italy 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 16
18 Egypt 1 2 3 1 2 3 16
19 Cuba 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 21
19 Denmark 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
19 Republic of Korea 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
19 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 21
23 Belarus 1 1 1 1 29
23 Hungary 1 1 1 1 29
23 Ireland 1 1 1 1 29
23 Latvia 1 1 1 1 29
23 Morocco 1 1 1 1 29
23 MKD 1 1 1 1 29
23 Serbia 1 1 1 1 29
30 Czech Republic 2 1 3 2 1 3 16
30 Mexico 2 1 3 2 1 3 16
32 Argentina 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
32 Croatia 1 1 2 1 1 2 21
34 Norway 1 1 1 1 29
34 Poland 1 1 1 1 29
34 Sweden 1 1 1 1 29
34 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 29
34 Tunisia 1 1 1 1 29
34 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 1 29
40 Algeria 3 3 3 3 16
41 Venezuela 2 2 2 2 21
42 Hong Kong, China 1 1 1 1 29
42 Iran 1 1 1 1 29
42 Israel 1 1 1 1 29
Total 37 37 41 115 31 31 35 97 68 68 76 212



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Judo round of sixteen underway at London 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Judo round of sixteen underway at London 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Friday, August 31, 2012

Iranian Mohammad Ali Shanani and Ukrainian Dmytro Solovey prepare to enter
Image: Laura Hale.

London, England — The third session of judo featuring the round of sixteen at London’s ExCeL North Arena 2 got underway today at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Ukrainian Dmytro Solovey scored a point early against Iranian competitor Mohammad Ali Shanani and was quickly pinned in the men’s 73 kg event. In the match on the other mat, Cuban Isao Cruz Alonso took a bit longer to defeat Azerbaijani competitor Rovshan Safarov.

In the second set of matches, German Matthiar Krieger defeated Great Britain‘s Dan Powell in the round of 16 in the men’s 81kg event with a pin late in the bout. On the other mat, Japan‘s Hidekatsu Takahashi defeated Aliaksandr Kazlou of Belarus with a pin and score of 111-0 in the men’s 73kg event. In another match, Turkey‘s Halil Ibrahim Onel defeated Germany’s Sebastian Junk with a pin in the men’s 73kg round of sixteen.

Quarter finals and repechages were scheduled for later in the day.



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